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Meshuggah was formed in 1987 [5] [6] by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Jens Kidman, [3] and took the name Meshuggah from the Yiddish word for "crazy" [7] (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word מְשׁוּגָע ). Kidman found the word in an American street slang dictionary. [8]
This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).
Meshuga, meshuga'at (feminine), meshugah, meshuggah, meshugge, etc., means "crazy", "insane", or "mad" in Yiddish, borrowed from Hebrew. Meshuga may also refer to: Meshuga, a climbing route at Black Rocks , a climbing area in Derbyshire
Yiddish, [a] historically Judeo-German, [11] [b] is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.It originated in 9th-century [12]: 2 Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic.
Hebrew/Yiddish Used to mean congratulations. Used in Hebrew (mazal tov) or Yiddish. Used on to indicate good luck has occurred, ex. birthday, bar mitzvah, a new job, or an engagement. [1] Also shouted out at Jewish weddings when the groom (or both fiances) stomps on a glass.
Fredrik Carl Thordendal [1] (born 11 February 1970) is a Swedish musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the extreme metal band Meshuggah, of which he is a founding member.
obZen is the sixth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah.It was released in Europe on 7 March 2008, and in North America on 11 March 2008 by Nuclear Blast. [2]
Chaosphere is the third studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. It was released on 9 November 1998 by Nuclear Blast , and is the only studio album to feature bassist Gustaf Hielm. Chaosphere' s sound shows the band toning down some of the thrash style of their previous releases in favor of the technical, polyrhythmic , groove ...